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Monday Mix: NC TECH Awards, AI Lunch and Learn, One Million Cups, and More!

June 29, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to your Monday Mix for the week of June 29th. We’ve got everything from NC TECH awards deadlines to OOO time before your holiday break this 4th of […]

Friday Fix: Sensible, SenterME, RIoT’s RAP XXII, and GRO11

June 26, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat.com—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday Fix, […]

RIoT Labs & NC IDEA’s “RAP XXII” Cohort Demos in Wilson

June 25, 2026 David Schwartz

On Wednesday evening, the 20th cohort of the RIoT Accelerator Program presented to the public at its “Founder Showcase & Pitch Night” in Wilson, North Carolina. Dubbed “RAP XXII,” this […]

The Side Quest: Bill Spruill of 2ndF

June 25, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy. This week for the finale episode of our Spring 2026 season we sat down with Bill […]

SenterME’s Pivot From Wellness to Healthcare Workforce Intelligence

June 24, 2026 David Schwartz

When GrepBeat originally wrote about SenterME in the summer of 2024, it was described as “an emotional wellness resource dedicated to women professionals.” In the time since, the Triangle startup […]

“Sensible” Chapel Hill Startup Streamlines Menstrual Health Tracking

June 22, 2026 Ha Lien Gaskin

When Nandini Kanthi first got her period, she thought that maybe she was dying. Culturally, menstruating wasn’t something that was discussed freely – leaving Kanthi confused and unprepared for an […]

Monday Mix: GRO11, RIoT Founder Showcase, Insights for Climate Innovators, and More!

June 22, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Start your week off right with your curated Monday Mix: a look at the week ahead in GrepBeat and the North Carolina tech communities. This week we are bringing you something […]

Friday Fix: FIG Conference, SteadyTrail, RDU Labs, and More!

June 19, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

We cover as much startup- and tech-related content as we can here at GrepBeat.com—but we know you can’t always catch it all in the course of your week. On the Friday Fix, […]

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Raleigh’s Equity Shift Acquires SteadyTrail to Enhance Employee Ownership Play

June 18, 2026 David Schwartz

Last week, Raleigh’s Equity Shift announced that it had completed a strategic asset acquisition with SteadyTrail Technologies. Per release, “the integration of SteadyTrail’s features into Equity Shift’s patented BITE Platform […]

The Side Quest: Jeff Welch of Duke New Ventures

June 18, 2026 Katelyn Crespo

Welcome back to GrepBeat’s “The Side Quest!” Our series hosted by the GrepBeat Godfather Joe Colopy. This week we sat down with Jeff Welch of Duke New Ventures, an organization dedicated […]